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Soulful / bright pressurePlaylist noteApr 20, 202612:49 PM

Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning is setting the midday temperature on the dial.

Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning by The Jimi Hendrix Experience off Live In Maui (1) (2020) is coming through with a bright electric charge, a soulful / bright pressure lean, and a touch of bright pressure. Drive (2016 Remaster) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Live In Maui (1) · 2020 · Psychedelic Rock
Lineup note
Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning into Drive (2016 Remaster)

Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning by The Jimi Hendrix Experience off Live In Maui (1) (2020) belongs here because Drive (2016 Remaster) by The Cars and Been Away Too Long by Soundgarden provide a strong emotional arc and keep the set grounded in pop, rock.. Drive (2016 Remaster) is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Live In Maui (1) · 2020

Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning comes through with a bright electric charge and psychedelic rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 2020s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Drive (2016 Remaster) answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the psychedelic rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceThe CarsSoundgardenPsychedelic RockPop, Rocksoulful / bright pressuremiddaybright pressurePsychedelic Rock
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Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Why it fits

Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning by The Jimi Hendrix Experience lands here because Drive (2016 Remaster) by The Cars and Been Away Too Long by Soundgarden provide a strong emotional arc and keep the set grounded in pop, rock.. The psychedelic rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Drive (2016 Remaster) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Live In Maui (1) (2020), Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning shows The Jimi Hendrix Experience working in a 2020s pocket with psychedelic rock in the grain. The cut moves with a bright electric charge, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the psychedelic rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Drive (2016 Remaster) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Drive (2016 Remaster)
The Cars
Why it fits

Drive (2016 Remaster) answers Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning by The Jimi Hendrix Experience with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The pop, rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Been Away Too Long can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Heartbeat City (2016 Remaster) (2015), Drive (2016 Remaster) shows The Cars working in a 2010s pocket with pop, rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) / Midnight Lightning without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Been Away Too Long to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Been Away Too Long
Soundgarden
Why it fits

Been Away Too Long answers Drive (2016 Remaster) by The Cars with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The pop, rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On King Animal (2012), Been Away Too Long shows Soundgarden working in a 2010s pocket with pop, rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Drive (2016 Remaster) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

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Mr Rassy is lining up Drive (2016 Remaster) by The Cars off Heartbeat City (2016 Remaster) (2015). It hit in 2015, it comes off Heartbeat City (2016 Remaster), Pop, Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Drive (2016 Remaster) by The Cars and Been Away Too Long by Soundgarden provide a strong emotional arc and keep the set grounded in pop, rock.